till death us do part

till death us do part

A common phrase used in wedding ceremonies indicating that the marriage bond shall be intended to last until death. Taken from the marriage liturgy in the Anglican Communion's Book of Common Prayer, the phrase refers to the fact that marriage is seen in the Christian faith as insoluble except by the death of one of the partners. (Also worded as "till death do us part," especially in the United States.) It was only as I said "Till death us do part" that I realized the solemnity and magnitude of our marriage to one another.
See also: death, part, till
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • until death us do part
  • till
  • till death do us part
  • be one flesh
  • become one flesh
  • one flesh
  • mariage blanc
  • a shotgun wedding/marriage
  • shotgun marriage
  • sham marriage
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From left, Simon Day as Alf Garnett, Lizzie Roper as Else, Sydney Rae White as Rita and Carl Au as Mike in Till Death Us Do Part
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The original Till Death Us Do Part cast of Una Stubbs, Dandy Nicholls, Tony Booth and Warren Mitchell
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"In Till Death Us Do Part, what we saw was rabid paranoia about the loss of the greatness that was this country," he said.
Till Death Us Do Part might be dated now, but it is easy to see the genius behind it.
LAST NIGHT; Outrageous Alf caught the mood of the time
A statement from the Till Death Us Do Part actor's family said: "Sadly we can confirm Warren Mitchell died in the early hours of Saturday November 14 surrounded by his family.
Till Death Us Do Part star Warren Mitchell dies
Take for example some of the references to `coons' by Alf Garnett, Warren Mitchell's racist, royalist, unionist character in Till Death Us Do Part.
Programme One, The Early Days, looks at the sitcom's origins in American variety programmes like The Jack Benny Show, through its first British incarnations in The Glums and Life With Lyons, to the landmark comedies of the '50s and '60s - Hancock's Half Hour, Steptoe and Son, The Likely Lads, Till Death Us Do Part and Dad's Army.
Contributing to the story throughout the three parts are sitcom stars such as Warren Mitchell (Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part), Richard Briers (Tom Good in the Good Life), Rodney Bewes (Bob in The Likely Lads), Tony Booth (Mike in Till Death Us Do Part and father of Cherie Blair), and various writers of some of the classics of our time.
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The man who created the classic BBC comedy Till Death Us Do Part died yesterday.
Till Death Us Do Part was first shown in 1964 and launched the careers of Warren Mitchell and Dandy Nichols as his wife.
The genius who death us did part; Johnny Speight, the brains behind Alf Garnett, dies at the age of 78
All you have to do to enter our contest is: Tell us who plays Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part?
Classic competition